Greece | Sailing The Dream

Ana

Apr 8, 2022

Crossing the Ionian

Think it’s safe to say that at this point we both felt this was more than we had bargain for, the winds were way stronger than forecasted

Ana

Apr 2, 2022

Crossing the Aegean

I woke up due to the rolling swell and feeling really cold. John was furling the Jib, the winds had just picked up that extra notch

Sailing The Dream

Nov 18, 2020

Greece, Itea - checking in

This had been the easiest check-in in Greece so far and we had finally managed to get on the Transit Log!

Sailing through two Engineering marvels in Greece

Ana

Nov 13, 2020

Sailing through two Engineering marvels in Greece

As we were still passing over the submerged bridge the warning siren for the raise of the bridge sounded and we could already hear the...

2020-10-23>25 Syracuse, Sicily, Italy > Zakynthos, Greece

Sailing The Dream

Nov 5, 2020

2020-10-23>25 Syracuse, Sicily, Italy > Zakynthos, Greece

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Siracusa, Sicily, Italy to Zakynthos, Greece 276.4 nautical miles in 50 hours

Another long haul across the Eastern Mediterranean

Ana

Sep 21, 2020

Another long haul across the Eastern Mediterranean

With visas expiring dates approaching, the Covid19 restrictions and including the fact that the Greek borders were closed to all vessels...

A Mad-Dash accross the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia - Turkey non-stop

Ana

Jul 16, 2020

A Mad-Dash accross the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia - Turkey non-stop

After having stayed in Hammamet many months more than we had planned for due to the collision we suffered while in the Marina back in...

Wrap up of Season 3 - Eastern Mediterranean Sea

John

Dec 9, 2019

Wrap up of Season 3 - Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Well, we can say we had a season full of adventure from big storms at anchor to big fish at the back of the boat. I can say that the 2019 se

Last crossing of season 2019 - an eventful passage!

Ana

Dec 2, 2019

Last crossing of season 2019 - an eventful passage!

Now that it has been a bit over a month since the passages that brought us to another winter in Tunisia it’s time to think about the events

Sailing The Dream

Nov 30, 2019

Greece, Preveza - checking in and out

The first time we arrived in Greece we chose Preveza on the west coast as our port of entry and then again as our port of exit on our...

2019-10-14>16 Preveza, Greece > Rocella Ionica, Italy

Sailing The Dream

Nov 9, 2019

2019-10-14>16 Preveza, Greece > Rocella Ionica, Italy

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Preveza, Greece to Rocella Ionica, Italy 266.8 nautical miles in 46 hours

Greece, Corfu - checking out and back in

Sailing The Dream

Oct 14, 2019

Greece, Corfu - checking out and back in

This was our first attempt on getting "stamped" in the Transit Log, but unfortunately, things didn't go as smoothly as we had expected.

Ana

Jul 7, 2019

Sailing to the end of the Adriatic Sea

In less than two weeks we crossed the country from South to North, roughly 300 nautical miles and were arriving Trieste Italy, finding ancho

Ana

Jun 22, 2019

Adriatic Sea bound

After spending a month and a half in the Greek waters of the Ionian Sea and enjoying the life of being back at anchor despite the mostly clo

2019-05-29 Corfu, Kérkira, Greece > Sarandë, Albania

Sailing The Dream

Jun 16, 2019

2019-05-29 Corfu, Kérkira, Greece > Sarandë, Albania

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Corfu, Grece to Sarande, Albania 15 nautical miles in 3 hours

Ana

Jun 16, 2019

Hit by a Greek 70ft tour boat

We just couldn’t believe we had just been hit by another boat while at anchor, a boat steered by a “professional captain” in a protected anc

Ana

Jun 16, 2019

First time crossing a floating bridge

That meant that the channel was quite narrow and that the depths immediately to the side of the markets were in several places, not enough f

Sailing into the storm, a passage to Greece

Ana

Jun 12, 2019

Sailing into the storm, a passage to Greece

In the early morning it struck, the thunderstorm from hell with lightening all around us striking within just a mile or so away, the rain tu

Getting "stamped" in the Greek Transit Log

Sailing The Dream

May 29, 2019

Getting "stamped" in the Greek Transit Log

After an awkward conversation at Customs office in Preveza during our check in with one of the officers in a broken English conversion, we w

2019-04-20 Preveza > Nidri, Lefkada Island (via Lefkas channel), Greece

Sailing The Dream

May 6, 2019

2019-04-20 Preveza > Nidri, Lefkada Island (via Lefkas channel), Greece

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Preveza to Nidri in the Lefkada Island, Greece (via the Lefkas channel) 20 nautical miles i